Device for carrying mattresses.



E. BONNER. DEVICE OR CARRYING MATTBESSES.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 19, 1908.

Patented July 13, 1909.

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J/ R I i f S UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EMMA BONNER, OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS.

DEVICE FOR CARRYING MATTRESSES.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMMA DONNER, citizen of the United States, residingat Peoria, in the county of Peoria and State of Illinois, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Carrying Mattresses;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a device for carrying, and for airingmattresses.

The object of this invention is to provide a simple and light deviceupon which the mattress may be placed to air and which may be foldedwith the mattress therein so that the latter may be easily carried fromplace to place.

Mattresses are usually very bulky and unwieldlyand in view of this it ismy purpose to furnish a device by which they may be easily handled andalso that they may be easily aired and that they may be held above theground so that the air can reach them on all sides. A mattress ofconsiderable weight can be readily carried by one person if it can beproperly laid hold of and the device to be described easily admits ofthis.

In the appended drawing, Figure 1 is a plan of my device. Fig. 2 is aside elevation showing one of its frame members partly raised andindicating in broken lines the folded position of the device. Fig. 3shows a portion of a frame member and a hook to engage it. Fig. 4; is atransverse section of a portion of the device on line X X Fig. 2. Fig. 5is a view of a portion of a frame member shown in Fig. 2 and a hookedarm adapted to engage therewith.

In the figures the letters A A indicate two horizontally disposed sidemembers secured to and supported by legs B B, and whose extremitiesextend beyond the legs as shown in Fig. 2 at C C. The side members A Aare spaced apart by two horizontally disposed slats D I) having theirends turned down at right angles as at E and secured to the members A Aby means of rivets or other suit- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 19, 1908.

Patented July 13, 1909.

Serial No. 439,340.

able devices F. The said legs 13 B extend some distance above themembers A A and pivoted thereto are the extremities G of t vo tJ-shapedframes H. Secured between and to the said extremities G are two slats Jwhich are preferably the same height as the slats D .l) as clearly shownin Fig. 2 in which one of the said slats l) and one of the slats J areshown in section to make this uliderstood.

Pivotally secured to each of the mei'nbers G of the frames H is a leg K.To each leg at L is pivoted one end of a link M whose other end ispivoted to the projecting end C of a member A by means of a rivet N. 011one of the frames H is an eye 0 and on the opposite frame is pivoted anarm P having at its free end a hook Q, adapted to engage the said eyewhen the two frames H H are placed in a folding position parallel to oneanother as shown by thedotted lines in Fig. 2; the eye and the arm withits hook being clearly shown in Fig. 3. Upon each said member G of oneof the frames H is pivoted an arm R having a hook at its free endadapted to engage a pin T projecting from each of the side members G ofthe opposite frame H. The hook S just described is provided with a bevelS so that when it meets the pin T the hook will be sprung outward and inregaining its normal position will engage said pin shown in Fig. 5; theneck by which the hook is connected with the arm It being sutlicientlyflexible to permit this while at the same time it is perfectly strong.

As shown in Fig. 2 the two end portions or frames H are adapted to raiseto a vertical folded position and it will be noted that the pivotalrelation of the parts is such that the legs K, the frames H, and thelinks if readily fold together to make a compact form of device. The armR serves to hook the frames together at the top but its more importantmission is to hold the mattress in place. The arm It at each end servesto hook the frames together and serves also as hand rails by which thedevice may be carried; the pin T and the hook S being provided to lockthe arm for this purpose and a person at each end can readily carry thedevice with the mat-tress therein by means of said arms.

In the practical use of my device, it is placed in its open positionatthe side of the bed whose mattress is to be handled, its slats beingpreferably the same height as the springs on which the mattress rests sothat said mattress may be readily slipped off the springs upon the saidslats. The frames ll are then raised parallel to one another thusfolding the ends of the mattress to gether. The arms I and It are thenhooked as already described and the device is ready. After carrying itout of doors the said arms P and R are released and the frames H loweredto the Hat or horizontal position to permit the mattress to lie flat. H

It is to be observed that the end legs K are curved inwardly at theirupper ends from the pivot at L to the point of connection with themember G. This is done in order that all the members G, K, M will lieparallel to one another in close order so that there will be noprojecting parts that will be in the way or cause trouble in passingthrough narrow doorways or passages.

The device may be made of light wood whose parts are properly securedtogether by means of rivets or bolts or it may be constructed of lightweight of iron-work as may be best adapted for the purpose.

I have described my device as I prefer to construct it but I desire tomake it understood that I may change it in various ways withoutdeparting from the spirit and intent of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. In a device for carryingmattresses, a middle frame portion comprising four standards, a separatebar attached to each of two opposite pairs of said standards, the samebeing placed below the upper ends of the standards each said barprojecting beyond each leg of the pair to which it is attached, ahorizoi'itally disposed cross member secured to and connecting the twobars, a separate member pivotally attached at one of its ends to one ofthe projecting ends of each bar, a standard pivotally attached betweenits ends to the free end of each of the said members, a single upperframe portion pivotally attached at its ends to the upper free extremityof two opposite standards of the pairs of standards first described andhaving the upper ends of the last described standards pivoted thereto,the said frame portions adapted to fold parallel to one another, crosssupporting members secured to both the latter, and cooperating latchmembers carried by said frame portions for holding them in their foldedpositions.

2. In a device for carrying mattresses, a middle frame portioncomprising four standards, a separate bar attached to each of twoopposite pairs of said standards the same being placed below the upperends of the standards, each said bar projecting beyond each leg of thepair to which it is attached, a horizontally disposed cross membersecured to and connecting the two bars, a separate member pivotallyattached at one of its ends to one of the projecting ends of each bar, astandard pivotally attached between its ends to the free end of each ofthe said members and having its upper portion curved substantially asshown, a single upper frame portion pivotally attached at its ends tothe upper free extremity of two opposite standards of the pairs ofstandards first described and having the upper ends of the last described standards pivoted thereto, the said frame portions adapted tofold parallel to one another, cross supporting members secured to boththe latter, and cooperating latch members carried by said frame portionsfor holding them in their folded positions.

3. In a device for carrying mattresses, a middle frame portioncomprising four standards, a separate bar attached to each of twoopposite pairs of said standards the same being placed below the upperends of the standards, each said bar projecting beyond each leg of thepair to which it is attached, a horizontally disposed cross membersecured to and connecting the two bars, a separate member pivotallyattached at one of its ends to one of the projecting ends of each bar, astandard pivotally attached between its ends to the free end of each ofthe said members, and having its upper portion curved substantially asshown, a single upper frame portion pivotally attached at its ends tothe upper free extremity of two opposite standards of the pairs ofstandards first described and having the upper ends of the lastdescribed standards pivoted thereto, the said frame portions adapted tofold parallel to one another, cross supporting members secured to boththe latter, cooperating latch members carried by said frame portions forholding them in their folded positions, and cooperating latch portionsat each side of the two frame portions to hold the mattress in placewhen the device is folded.

4t. In a device for carrying mattresses, a middle frame portioncomprising four standards, a separate bar attached to each of twoopposite pairs of said standards, the same being placed below the upperends of the standards, each said bar projecting beyond each leg of thepair to which it is attached, a horizontally disposed cross membersecured to and connecting the two bars, a separate member pivotallyattached at one of its ends to one of the projecting ends of each bar, astandard pivotally attached between its ends to the free end of each ofthe said members,

and having its upper portion curved substantially as shown, a singleupper frame portion pivotally attached at its ends to the upper freeextremity of two opposite standards of the pairs of standards firstdescribed and having the upper ends of the last descihed standardspivoted thereto, the said frame portions adapted to fold parallel to oneanother, cross supporting members se- 10 cured to both the latter, andcooperating latch portions at each side of the two frame portions tohold the mattress in place when the device is folded.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

EMMA. DONNER.

\Vitnesses L. M. TIIURLOW. A. KEITHLEY.

